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Titre :	Breeding Egyptian Nightjars in the UAE (2018)
Auteurs :	Oscar Campbell, Auteur ; Mark Smiles, Auteur
Type de document :	Article
Dans :	British Birds (111(4) APR 2018)
Article en page(s) :	196-210
Langues:	Anglais
Résumé :	The status of the Egyptian Nightjar Caprimulgus aegyptius in the Arabian Peninsula, and in particular in the United Arab Emirates, has changed in recent years.A newly discovered breeding population in the UAE was studied from 2014 to 2017. Singing males and fledged juveniles were recorded each year, and nests with eggs were discovered in March 2016 and April 2017. The habitat utilised by nesting and communally roosting birds, details of adult behaviour (including an apparent display flight during courtship and distraction display at the nest), aspects of breeding ecology, juvenile behaviour and the moult phenology at the study site are described.

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